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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1982)
Saturday set to thank donors to University More than 400 of the University's major financial supporters have been invited to attend the annual President s Associates Day Saturday Following morning seminars and after noon campus tours, the President's As sociates will meet for dinner at the new Eugene Conference Center “This is our opportunity to say 'thank you' to the University 's major donors and to give them a unique insight into the re sources available on our campus," says Hope Pressman, director of special pro grams at the University Foundation Subjects for the morning seminars in clude new business management tech niques, the brain and the computer, theater and reality, and the politics regarding the world's oceans The small group seminars are intended to offer a continuing education opportunity to the University's supporters. Pressman says After a luncheon in the EMU, participants may choose between attending the University-OSU track meet at Hayward Field, touring the art museum or natural history museum, or going on a guided nature walk around campus Membership in the President's As sociates is extended to all alumni and friends of the University who give at least $5,000 or pledge a similar amount Should governor pick justice? OJf OwruVra fmOrQQTi gif wW JPWPWWRPO Ballot Measure 5 asks the state’s voters to decide who will name me Chief Justice ot the Oregon Supreme Court The choice is between the members ot the court (who have made previous selections) or the governor The argument by proponents of the May 18 ballot measure is that the court reform package adopted by the state Legislature consolidates the state courts under the administration of the chief justice - rather than the entire supreme court and a court administra tor The governor is the best judge of an administrator, proponents argue Barnes Ellis, an attorney and member of the committee that researched and presented toe court reform proposal to the Legislature, says the chief justice wilt be dealing with budgets in excess of $100 million The chief justice’s chal lenge wii! be administration. Ettis says The governor appoints administrators tor all major state agencies he says, adding that the governor is used to making those selections and knows what to look for The main reason tor having a vote on toe measure is to decide which selection method will result to a chief justice of the best administrative ability, Ellis says The second consideration is political Measure five decides accountability Gubernatorial appoint ment is the best way to go on both counts, BRssays Primary ‘82 Ballot Measures Graphic by Scott Rash Hans Linde an associate justice cm the state supreme court, strongly disagrees. "It is a bad measure and ought to be defeated," he says. The members of the court are best qualified to name the chief justice, especially since that person wifi now be saddled with administrative responsibilities, Linde says Court members ateo have a greater stake tn seeing mat the right choice is made 'We have to live with it, he says The chief justice wtfl be able to spend only about two-thirds of his time writing opinions, Linde says if tee members of tee court choose tee chief justice, they won't pick someone who is exceptionally good at opinion writing, he adds. The office may become politicized if tee governor makes tee appointment, Linde says. Although tee initial appoint merrt would not be made for political reasons, if a chief justice wants a second term under a different governor, tee office may become a political issue, he says. State Sen Ted Kuiongoski, exjunc tion City, says he questions tee consti tutionality of the proposal The measure violates tee separation of powers among the legislative, judicial and executive branches and is a "risk to our system of government, ’ he says Gubernatorial appointment of the chief justice would have to be provided for by an amendment to the state con stitution, as it has been in other states, Kuiongoski adds. Kuiongoski opposes using the chief justice as an administrator “The chief justice ts still primarily a jurist To look at him as an administrator and forget his role as a jurist is wrong. ’ Pres. Reagan may testify Jury selection commences in Hincklev trial WASHINGTON (AP) - Sur rounded by U S marshals and weanng a bulletproof vest, John W Hinckley Jr went on trial Tuesday for attempting to assas sinate President Reagan As jury selection began, the government's chief prosecutor indicated that Reagan, himself, may be called to testify "There will be testimony about him or you will hear testimony from him," said Assistant U S Attorney Roger M Adelman “I will leave it at that " Judge Barrington D Parker said he was looking for a jury that is "free of bias, free of prejudice, free of opinion " To that end, he questioned prospective members closely Twelve jurors and six alternates will be chosen in a process that may take the rest of the week A 90-member panel was called for the initial screening process After the midday recess, with none of the panelists yet excused, the judge asked: “How many have not heard or read anything about this case?” Not a single hand went up. Parker then began summoning the jurors to the bench Meanwhile, the government filed a statement with the court that it intends to introduce as evidence a videotape that shows Hinckley in a crowd about six feet from then-President Carter in Dayton, Ohio, on Oct 2, 1980 The statement also said that “numerous books, magazines and newspaper articles relating to earlier assassinations" were found in Hinckley's home in Ever Cafeteria QUICHE 80* -V green, Colo . and that there was a photograph of the defendant in front of Ford's Theater in Wa shington where Abraham Lincoln was shot The government paper drew no conclusions from the material. Sources have said previously that there was ‘no hard evidence'' Hinckley had stalked public figures At the opening of the trial, Parker introduced Hinckley to the panel The boyish-looking defendant stood, expressionless, facing the sea of people He wore Hours 11:00-6.-00 << The Best Fries In Town” FREE on Wednesday uith purchase of Si.75 Hot Dog Order or S2.00 Hamburger order. Ya’all Come On Now! 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